These large consortiums in cyberpunk have always represented extreme monopoly capital, are the source of all pain in the cyberpunk world, and are evil representatives of exploiting and squeezing ordinary people at the bottom.
As long as it is a cyberpunk theme, these large consortiums are undoubtedly the biggest villains.
But now, the cyberpunk theme that Mr. Pei wants to create actually involves all Tenda’s industries? And he becomes a big villain?
That’s outrageous!
Everyone immediately understood why the story background of "A Better Tomorrow" was not used.
Because "Better Tomorrow" has a ready-made world view, although it is relatively vague, the various advertisements embedded in it have actually framed a soft boundary.
If you want to use Tengda's industry to become a large consortium in the story, it will conflict with the world view setting of "Better Tomorrow". In fact, it is difficult to incorporate it into it.
Some people also understand what Mr. Pei meant before by "in a future universe of parallel time and space, a virtual city in an imaginary world."
Parallel time and space means that this world also has Tengda and Tengda's various industries;
The future universe means that the Tenda industry here has developed into a monopoly-type super conglomerate, which is a state of the future;
Imaginary worlds and virtual cities mean that the entire world view has nothing to do with the current world or Jingzhou.
But no matter how you put it, putting Tenda's own industry into the game, turning it into a large consortium, and becoming the embodiment of big capital sounds a bit wrong...
Because these industries are around us, and they may even be brought up by these people in charge. They are really familiar with them.
It's like letting a person who is deeply influenced by Eastern culture create a superhero story with a Western cultural background based on himself.
This must be an awkward arrangement.
Zhu Xiaoce hesitated for a moment and then said: "So... the villain is ourselves? What about the decent ones? Who will resist us?"
Pei Qian said: "Everyone."
"Everyone in the entire world must resist us."
"However, they are bound to fail. After all, Tengda is invincible."
Everyone looked at each other again.
Something is wrong, the more I hear it, the more outrageous it becomes.
Everyone resists? Isn’t this the public enemy?
Although "Tengda is invincible" sounds good, in such a worldview, the villain is invincible, which feels doubly self-defeating...
Ye Zhizhou asked: "Mr. Pei, you haven't said whether this game is a stand-alone game or an online game."
Pei Qian thought for a while: "Single-player? No. Online games? Well... not entirely."
He also fell into a dilemma, always feeling that there was something wrong with whatever he did.
Stand-alone games are actually taking the path of AAA masterpieces. The cost of development is high, but the process is relatively controllable.
As long as the plot in the game is presented in a down-to-earth manner, it will be an excellent work.
Of course, if the plot is too crappy, it may indeed dissuade players, but the rules that apply to other companies may not necessarily apply to Tenda.
Take "Better Tomorrow" for example, the plot was originally designed to feed shit, but the final result was the opposite.
Judging from Tenda's current success rate in producing single-player games, Pei Qian really doesn't have much confidence.
So, what about making online games?
Pei Qian himself couldn't tell how a work of this size should be made into an online game.
Making it a traditional M-type RPG? That would definitely not work, because it is completely incompatible with stand-alone games.
Pei Qian doesn't want to give up the practice of single-player games because it costs a lot of money, the upper limit of money loss is high, and it also expresses Tengda's evil image more comprehensively.
Online games are relatively weak in plot expression. If they cannot express Tenda's negative image well and instead become an advertisement for Tenda's industry, then there will be a big problem.
But Pei Qian also wants to slightly combine the gameplay of online games with stand-alone games and do some cool operations, so the probability of failure will be greater.
After all, both pure stand-alone and pure online games have been successful. If the two gameplays are mixed together, maybe some wonderful chemical reactions can occur?
Pei Qian thought for a moment: "Single-player with online gameplay!"
Anyway, he doesn't care about the design. The two game departments are responsible for the design. It's completely up to him to come up with a concept and design it as it is.
Everyone recorded it in their little notebooks.
I don’t quite understand it, but I’d better write it down first and figure it out slowly.
The conference room fell into silence for a while. Yu Fei raised his hand weakly and said: "Mr. Pei, this background seems completely different from the background of my novel..."
Pei Qian asked back: "Didn't you only do a small part of the background of the novel? Since it doesn't have a big impact, you can modify it a little bit."
Yu Fei: "This... is also okay."
Although his first reaction was a bit wrong, he thought about it carefully and realized that it could indeed be modified.
Because his world view is very low, he still doesn’t have any good ideas. If, as Mr. Pei said, all Tengda’s various industries were split into large consortiums and penetrated into all aspects of urban life, that would be fine.
It's a good way.
At least he is familiar with these industries and has a lot of ready-made materials to use.
Moreover, people from the two game departments and Feihuang Studio will also participate in the development, and there will be a large number of concept design drawings. These pictures will be very helpful to stimulate his imagination and inspiration.
As for the plots that have already been written, most of them can be used. It’s no problem to revise the remaining parts or think of other ways to round them out.
Even after hearing Mr. Pei's approach, Yu Fei had the urge to overthrow and rewrite all his current works.
Nothing special at all!
Look at Mr. Pei, how imaginative and courageous he is!
Huang Sibo had almost finished recording. He raised his hand and asked: "Mr. Pei, are the movie and game still the same as "Mission and Decision"? Are the plots combined? The movie plot is part of the game plot?"
Pei Qian immediately shook his head: "No!"
Just kidding, I will never make the mistake of "Mission and Choice" again!
The game "Mission and Decision" has sold out. A big reason is that you can watch movies while playing the game. Although RTS games are a niche game, many people who have no foundation in RTS games can still have fun playing it. This is because
The game operation mode is simplified, AI effects and smooth plot.
If they link up again this time, something big will really happen.
Therefore, it must be split!
Pei Qian added: "Movies and games share the same background at most, but the plot of the game must be completely separated and there should not be too many connections."
Ye Zhizhou raised his hand and asked: "Mr. Pei, will every department become a big consortium and directly affect people's lives? Is the same for the gaming industry?"
Pei Qian nodded: "Yes, the gaming industry is easy to influence. You can think a little more exaggeratedly, such as virtual reality games stealing user information, infringing on user privacy, allowing players to become addicted to games to escape real life, etc..."
“Think to the extreme and give full play to your imagination!”
Ye Zhizhou nodded silently and stopped talking.
Good guy, this is not something that an ordinary villain can do, it is simply the kind of thing that will make you be crucified on the pillar of shame.
With Ye Zhizhou's question, everyone else basically had an idea.
We need to give full play to our imagination and imagine the most extreme monopoly situations after the development of various departments and industries, and then express them in games and movies.
What is the bottom line? There is no bottom line!
But since Mr. Pei said that the plots of the game and the movie only have the same background and the details are irrelevant, it means that the game and the movie can focus on different aspects.
How to express it specifically needs to be discussed in the long run.
The tasks assigned by Mr. Pei are becoming more and more simple, which shows that the capabilities of each department are improving. Mr. Pei no longer needs to plan the game in detail as before. He can give a simple big framework and then put in the specific details.
Leave the work to your subordinates.
This shows that everyone's abilities have improved, and President Pei's trust in everyone has also improved!
Although Mr. Pei's requirements are as broad as ever and his imagination is wild, everyone is full of energy and must complete this project!
Seeing everyone's determination, Pei Qian suddenly felt a little panicked.
Something feels wrong!
Did these people clearly understand my design intentions?
It looks like there probably isn't.
I need to emphasize it to them again.
Pei Qian coughed twice and said: "Let me make it clear again, Tengda appears as the biggest villain in the background of this story. We must try our best to make players and audiences feel disgusted, even hostile, and there must be no beautification.
Or misinterpreted by the audience."
"We want them to see the serious consequences that will come from Tenda becoming a monopoly in the future, do you understand?"
"Don't let them expect it, and don't have any advertising effect."
Pei Qian knows very well that it is a very common phenomenon for creators to be misinterpreted.
For example, there is a TV series, the original work itself is a dystopian work, which arouses people's vigilance by describing a future world that looks beautiful but is devoid of humanity.
But when filming this series, I accidentally made this future world too beautiful. It is full of handsome men and beautiful women, with advanced technology and no worries. Although there are some satirical contents, the performance is a bit unbalanced, so that the audience
We all have a longing for this world, sincerely feel that this world is quite good, and would like to travel to it.
If this happens in the game Pei Qian is going to make, something big will happen.
Therefore, you must make it clear in advance to avoid misunderstandings among these creative staff.
Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce looked at each other. Apparently, another way they had thought of before was rejected by Mr. Pei.
But the problem is not big. The more Mr. Pei learns, the clearer the direction will be.
Yu Fei said: "Mr. Pei, I definitely can't use the name of my current novel. How about changing it to another name? Do you have any good ideas?"
Pei Qian nodded slightly.
He had already thought about it in advance, and this time he decided to choose the most straightforward and least formal name.